British Film Character Actors: Great Names and Memorable Moments - Hardcover

The information included is presented in clear and interesting format. The career achievements of each actor are discussed in detail; there follow brief summaries of their lives and film achievements, chronologically set down for expedient and lucid reference. There are excellent selected photographs from the various movies that are referred to in the text; and a complete and useful index. The quality of the printing is exemplary. This book would be a useful acquisition for most academic libraries, especially of those institutions offering film courses. * CHOICE * The information included is presented in clear and interesting format. The career achievements of each actor are discussed in detail; there follow brief summaries of their lives and film achievements, chronologically set down for expedient and lucid reference. There are excellent selected photographs from the various movies that are referred to in the text; and a complete and useful index. The quality of the printing is exemplary. This book would be a useful acquisition for most academic libraries, especially of those institutions offering film courses. * CHOICE *

This informed, highly readable account of 65 great British cinema character actors recalls such highlights of film history as Alec Guiness's obdurate commanding officer in The Bridge on the River Kwai, the chilling screen presence of Peter Cushing, and the hilarious bungling of Ian Carmichael in I'm All Right Jack.